Vedic chant intonation

...the location of the original accent be inviolate if the Vedic texts were to be preserved accurately. The original Vedic accent occurs as a three-syllable pattern: the central syllable, called
udatta, receives the main accent; the preceding syllable,
anudatta, is a kind of preparation for the accent; and the following syllable,
svarita, is a kind of return from...